G7

The deadly combination of US-Iranian belligerence and EU-UN impotence

US-Iranian absolutism could have been mitigated had the European Union and the United Nations shown some teeth over the last two years

Is China's Belt and Road Initiative working?

Global experts assess the progress and prospects of China’s ‘New Silk Road'.

"Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency should be prevented"

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz speaking with reporters at the IMF and World Bank fall meetings in Washington, cited growing concern about such “stablecoins” and the potential international risks they posed.

Major defeat for British PM as lawmakers seize Brexit agenda

The 328 to 301 vote, made possible by fellow Conservatives who turned their back on Johnson's pleas, cleared the way for Johnson's opponents to introduce a bill that seeks to prevent Britain from leaving the European Union without a deal October 31.

US ready to fight Amazon fires with Brazil's help

Trump aide says US is keen to tackle blazes engulfing parts of the world's largest rainforest but it prefers a plan that includes a discussion with Brazil's government.

Erdogan, Trump discuss latest developments in Syria

Leaders of both countries agree on protecting civilians in Idlib and to continue to cooperate to avoid a new humanitarian crisis in the region.

Israel is pushing the Middle East towards a regional war

Recent Israeli strikes in its neighbourhood are a calculated risk, but no matter how controlled, they can quickly spin out of control.

Brazil's Bolsonaro open to foreign aid to fight Amazon fires

The announcement suggests Bolsonaro has dropped an earlier demand that French President Emmanuel Macron withdraw "insults" made against him before he would accept a G7 offer to help put out the fires in the world's largest rainforest.

Now is the time for the US and Iran to sit down and negotiate

Since the US quit the nuclear deal with Iran, there has never been a better time for the two to sit down and talk.

Iran's Rouhani says no talks with US unless sanctions lifted

President Hassan Rouhani told the US to "take the first step" by lifting all sanctions against Iran, a day after US President Donald Trump said he was open to a meeting to resolve tensions between the two countries.

Macron slams Bolsonaro over insults about wife

Bolsonaro and Macron have repeatedly locked horns in the past week over the fires ravaging the Amazon basin, one of the main topics at the G7 summit the French president is hosting in Biarritz.

Brazil military fights Amazon fires as G7 leaders agree to send urgent help

UK PM Boris Johnson pledged $12.3 million to help restore the Amazon which has been ravaged by fires. Brazilian warplanes have been dumping water on the blaze in Rondonia, after a global outcry over the destruction of the world's largest rainforest.